Job summary
- Main area
- 317 CR 570430
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 317-2025-22-024
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/07/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Trials Coordinator
Band 5
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
The NIHR Newcastle Clinical Research Facility (NCRF) delivers high-quality, cutting-edge experimental medical research and early phase clinical trials across a wide range of speciality areas. The NCRF is established by the partnership between Newcastle University and the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, both founding members of the Newcastle Health Innovation Partners, one of only eight Academic Health Science Centres in the UK.
NCRF is looking for two Clinical Trial Coordinators to join the team, to support the set-up and delivery of the wide portfolio. The roles will be based within the Early Phase Research Unit, Clinical Research Facility Level 6, Leazes Wing, Royal Victoria Infirmary. There is one part-time role (22.5hrs) and one full-time role (37.5hrs) available.
· Interview Date Monday 07 July 2025
· You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will be highly motivated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Working in a busy environment with a commitment to collaboration, along with knowledge of Good Clinical Practice, Research Governance Framework and Data Protection Act. You will be able to demonstrate advanced IT skills particularly Microsoft Office. This is a demanding role which requires organised individuals with the ability to work under pressure.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To ensure any trials within the post holders remit, carried out in the Clinical Trials Unit are properly conducted according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Research Governance Framework and are compliant with the EU directive for clinical trials. (There can be multiple trials at any given time, in various stages of preparation, inception and completion.)
- All events pertaining to the treatment of said patients are reported in the agreed timeframes to relevant external trials organisations.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and expertise regarding the mandatory standards regarding conduction/construction of clinical trials (to include GCP/Research Governance Framework/EU Directive/Data Protection Act)
- Understanding of Trust confidentiality procedures (Data Protection Act, Caldicott guidelines)
- Knowledge of medical terminology
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Excellent inter personal skills
- Ability to communicate well (written and verbally)
- Advanced IT skills, specifically in database management and use of Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to use computer software to create and/or develop reporting tools
- Clear and legible handwriting
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Ability to coordinate collection of data to agreed timescales
- As a line manager, ability to handle Human Resources issues
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of any education related training programmes pertaining to clinical trials
- Experience of patient management systems i.e. eRecord and electronic data capture systems
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience/training or experience of working in clinical research with experience of conducting a research project
Desirable criteria
- European Computer Driving Licence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sophie Handson
- Job title
- Clinical Trials Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01912829267
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